Gulf Fuel Shipment Goes Waterborne After Alabama Pipeline Spill
- Extended Colonial Pipeline outage sparks Jones Act tanker move
- Vessel redirected as New York spot prices strengthen
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A gasoline delivery to New York is taking a cruise around Florida while extended pipeline repairs hinder the typical path north from Houston.
Friday’s shutdown of the 1.3 million-barrel-a-day Colonial Pipeline has changed the travel plans for the Ohio, a U.S.-flagged products tanker that normally hauls shipments to Florida from Gulf Coast refineries and storage terminals. On Saturday, the Ohio loaded refined products at Marathon’s Texas City, Texas, refinery with New York Harbor as its destination. Colonial, the nation’s largest distribution line, is resuming limited shipments after a spill in Alabama.